Tag: M. Emmet Walsh

The Mighty Quinn (1989)
1989 Releases / Metro Goldwyn Mayer

The Mighty Quinn (1989)

The Mighty Quinn movie synopsis. Xavier Quinn (Denzel Washington) is the chief of police on a small, unnamed Caribbean island (the novel was set on the fictional island of St. Caro). When Donald Pater, the millionaire owner of a luxury resort hotel, is found murdered, everyone assumes that the culprit is Maubee (Robert Townsend), a petty crook who also happens to be Quinn’s best friend.

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Critters (1986)
1986 Releases / New Line Cinema

Critters (1986)

Critters movie storyline. The film begins on a prison set on an asteroid, from which a group of ‘Critters’ are set to be transported to another station. When the Critters kill two guards and injure three, hijack a ship from the station, and escape, the commander of the station hires two shape-changing bounty hunters to pursue them.Critters movie storyline. The film begins on a prison set on an asteroid, from which a group of ‘Critters’ are set to be transported to another station. When the Critters kill two guards and injure three, hijack a ship from the station, and escape, the commander of the station hires two shape-changing bounty hunters to pursue them.

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Cannery Row (1982)
1982 Releases / Metro Goldwyn Mayer / United Artists

Cannery Row (1982)

Cannery Row movie storyline. The story is about the skid row citizens of Monterey, California, set during World War II. As declining fish stocks are shutting down a previously rich fishery and the dependent canning industry, bums and hookers lead colorful and adventurous lives in a balmy seaside setting.Cannery Row movie storyline. The story is about the skid row citizens of Monterey, California, set during World War II. As declining fish stocks are shutting down a previously rich fishery and the dependent canning industry, bums and hookers lead colorful and adventurous lives in a balmy seaside setting.

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